Forbes Best US Restaurant – 26 – Marinus – Carmel Valley, CA
Forbes Best US Restaurant – 26 – Marinus – Carmel Valley, CA
Bernardus Lodge
415 W Carmel Valley Rd
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
(831) 658-3595
- Price Range:
- $$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Valet
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Ambience:
- Intimate, Romantic, Classy
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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Menu for Marinus
Farmed & Foraged
combining unique small family farms and regional wild plants and fungi
“Gudys Garden” Young Lettuces
Fines herbes, radishes, shallots, sherry-walnut vinaigrette
- 11.00
English Pea Soup
Heirloom carrot, marble potato, meyer lemon, greek yogurt, mint
- 13.00
Green Garlic Agnolotti
Sheep’s milk ricotta, blonde morel, baby artichoke, moliterno al tartufo
- 28.00
- 47.00
Wild Nettles Risotto
Carnaroli rice, hedgehog mushrooms, fava beans & leaves, epoisses
- 16.00
- 29.00
Beluga Lentils
Garden swiss chard, olive relish, walnut, black truffled goat cheese
- 20.00
Traditional
rediscovering classics now rooted in sustainable agriculture
Chilled Waquoit Oysters
Cape cod, massachusetts, ginger-shallot mignonette, lemon
- 18.00
Golden Imperial Osetra Caviar
One ounce, toasted brioche, traditional garnishes
- 22.50
Colorado Lamb Tartare
Yogurt, spicy hummus, lemon confit, medjool dates, castelvetrano olive
- 17.00
- 14.00
True American Red Snapper
Butter beans, chorizo, razor clams, blue mussels, bouillabaisse broth
- 34.00
American Wagyu Beef Cheeks “bourguinon”
Heirloom carrots, tokyo turnips, cipollini onion, potato purée, parsley salad
- 32.00
Spring
celebrating the renewal of the garden and the dedication of local fisherman
Lacinato Kale Salad
Sieved egg, watermelon radish, chicken skin crumble, anchovy vinaigrette
- 14.00
Swank Farms Asparagus
Oak grilled, slow cooked farm egg, speck, mizuna, black truffle vinaigrette
- 17.00
Monterey Bay Dungeness Crab
Mendocino uni, beets, citrus, pistachio, coriander vinaigrette, avocado purée
- 22.00
Alaskan Halibut
Herb crust, english peas, pea tendrils, creamy morel mushroom sauce
- 36.00
- 36.00
American Wagyu Beef
New york strip, potato confit, bloomsdale spinach, bone marrow vinaigrette
- 65.00
Desserts
Pine Nut Mousse
Pistachio, huckleberry-pine crisp, citrus confit, meyer lemon ice cream
- 12.00
Greek Yogurt-almond Cake
Strawberry meringue, garden mint ice cream, vanilla
- 12.00
- 12.00
- 12.00
Valrhona Chocolate Mousse
Whiskey soaked chocolate cake, oak ice cream
Marinus is highlighted by a stunning 12-foot wide European fireplace with raised hearth that provides magnificent garden and mountain views and old-world wine country charm. Open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, jackets not required. Acclaimed chef, Cal Stamenov, has created cuisine that is distinctively Cal-Natural and the menu is designed to take you on an exciting gastronomical journey that will tempt your palate and keep you wanting more. While the menu varies on a seasonal basis, there are a few “hot ticket” items that can’t be missed. Try the Local Spot Prawns with Crispy Vegetables as a first course, then, the luscious Portobello Mushroom Soup. As an indulgence course, try the White Truffle Risotto and finally, end with a European Turbot with Bloomsdale Spinach and Porcini Jus. Wine Spectator magazine has awarded Marinus with the “Grand Award” for the superior wine list that was created to specifically enhance the innovative Wine Country Cuisine.
